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  He looked down at her hand and then her eyes. He sighed but moved his hand back to her knee and turned to talk to Nick.

  Jessica looked at the disbelief in Angie’s wide eyes and open mouth and choked back a laugh. Both men continued to talk until Nick leaned over and whispered something in Angie’s ear. A dark red flush tainted her cheek at what he said to her, but she leaned over and kissed him before he sat up and resumed his talk with Garrett and the other men at the table.

  The meal of prime rib was served shortly after Garrett’s arrival. Jessica caught the people at their table staring at the tender way Garrett was with her. Both couples had known Garrett for a while and were shocked at his display of affection. People usually only saw the hard, arrogant side of Garrett.

  Garrett fed her bites of his own meal even though they were eating the same thing. Garrett also couldn’t seem to keep his hands or mouth off of her. Jessica would have been extremely embarrassed if she hadn’t loved his attention so much. Most of the evening, they were so wrapped up in each other, no one else existed.

  Garrett pulled her out of her chair when the music started. “Dance with me?” he asked, even though he was already guiding her to the dance floor. He pulled her into his arms until nothing, not even air, could get between them.

  Garrett bent his head pressed his nose against her neck. “God, you smell good.”

  Jessica couldn’t talk. The feel of his warmth and his muscled body that surrounded her took her will to do anything except absorb him.

  He leaned back when the second song started. “How much longer do you want to be here?”

  Jessica almost smiled at the desperation in his voice. “Just a few more dances.”

  “As long as I have you in my arms, I’m okay.” He tried hard to keep his hands in a respectable spot on her body, and his cheek pressed against her hair.

  “That’s sweet, Garrett.” She laughed when he snorted. “You haven’t told me if you like the way I look.”

  Garrett slid his hand underneath her mass of dark red curls and cupped the back of her neck. “You’re absolutely stunning, baby.”

  Another slow song started, but you couldn’t tell by looking at them. They stood still in the middle of the dance floor in their own little world. “So it’s not too much?”

  “No, I don’t think so. Do you like the way you look?”

  “Yes. I feel almost beautiful.” A sweet joy spread across her face.

  “Jesus, woman. There is no almost about it. You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known, and I can’t think of what I did to deserve you. But I don’t care. As long as I have you, I’m happy.”

  “There’s you being sweet again.” She laughed at his feign look of displeasure.

  He bent close to her ear. “You say that again, and I’ll swat that sexy behind of yours.”

  Jessica’s breath caught in her lungs as a shiver ran down her spine. She didn’t understand how his threats of a spanking always turned her on?

  Garrett’s arms tightened around her as a small groan slipped out. He wouldn’t be able to take much more before he picked her up and took her home. He tilted her head back, bent, and took her lips. His tongue slipped in when she gasped. He pulled back reluctantly.

  “You’ll come home with me tonight.”

  Jessica smiled softly. “Is that a question?”

  “Hell, no. The only thing that is going to keep me from taking you home and making love to you is you telling me no.”

  Her eyes roamed over his strong features. “I’m not going to say no.”

  He visibly relaxed and exhaled and placed a quick kiss on her lips. “A few more dances.”

  “Yes. Only a couple more,” she said as she moved closer to him.

  “I have to tell you the truth about something,” he said as he bit the inside of his cheek.

  “What?” If he hadn’t made it sound overly dramatic, she might have been nervous.

  “The first thing that went through my mind when I saw you tonight was anger.”

  “Anger? Why?” she asked, curious.

  “Because I didn’t want anyone else looking at you. I knew eventually it was bound to happen, and it is.”

  “Garrett.” She laughed. “You’re being silly.”

  “Baby, there are men here that I know have looked you over and imagined themselves in bed with you, and it drives me insane.”

  “Oh, for God’s sake. You’re bein—”

  Garrett pressed his fingers against her lips. “Do you know what I told myself that helped calm me down?”

  Jessica looked up at him and shook her head, making her hair sweep across her back, hitting his hand that curved around her waist.

  “I told myself that no matter where I took you or what you are wearing, people are going to look at you, and I had to come to grips with it or drive us both crazy. Most importantly, I’d be the man that gets every part of you, and no one else would ever touch what’s mine.”

  Jessica snorted out a laugh until she looked in his eyes. A rush of need ran through her and tightened her core, forcing a wave of moist heat from her. He wasn’t kidding, and she should feel a little irritated at his arrogance, but all she felt was hope, love, and need.

  Garrett studied her expression and tightened his arms almost painfully. “Are you ready?” he whispered gruffly against her ear.

  Jessica took a step away from him and nodded. She couldn’t wait another minute without him.

  Satisfaction bloomed in his eyes. He didn’t say anything, just placed a broad hand on the small of her back and led her back to the table to get her things and say good-night.

  Chapter 16

  They both stared silently out of the car windshield as Garrett clung to her hand and ran his thumb over the back of her fingers. His other gripped the steering wheel with white knuckles. Sexual tension built with every mile that brought them closer to his house.

  Jessica sat up straighter when he pulled into a gated community. They drove past houses that took her breath. Each of them were huge and original and could be on the cover of magazines, they were so beautiful. Her breath caught when he pulled into his driveway. She only got a moment to look at the outside brick of the house before he pulled his car into the large, triple-car garage. Garrett closed the garage door behind them, enclosing them in muted light.

  Garrett was silent when he opened her car door, leaned over her to unbuckle her seat belt, and lifted her out into his arms. He used his hip to close the door before he moved toward the kitchen door into the house.

  Jessica laughed but put her arms around his neck. “Garrett, I can walk.”

  He kissed her forehead. “I know. I want you in my arms.” He lifted her higher to put the code in before he strode with her inside.

  His house was a blur as he walked through the kitchen and up a set of wooden steps until he walked into his master bedroom and set her on the bed.

  She lay back, not moving, on the dark comforter. Her gaze stayed on him as he turned the light on next to the bed then pulled his tie off before taking his suit jacket off. He threw both on a chair next to the bathroom before he moved to the bedroom door. Something in her twisted deep inside when she heard the door close, taking away the hallway light, then the click of a lock. He came toward her as he unbuttoned his cuffs before going down the line of buttons on the front of his light blue shirt until all but two were undone. Her mouth watered at the sculpted mass of muscle and a scattering of black hair on his pectorals, then it drew a line that disappeared under his slacks.

  He lay down facing her on the bed and placed an arm over her head, the other hand rested by her hip. “Hi,” he said as his gaze roamed over her, taking in her apprehension and desire.

  A nervous giggle burst from her. “Hi, yourself.”

  The worry and fear in her expression didn’t sit right with him. “Baby, nothing is going to happen tonight that you don’t want. All you have to do is say stop.” He bent and pressed a soft kiss on her lips.

/>   Jessica placed her hands on his chest. “Garrett, I need to tell you something.”

  Garrett slid his fingers through her hair before he pushed it away from her face and spread it across his pillow. He’d imagined her here so many times, but the reality was a hundred times better. “You can tell me anything, baby.”

  “I’m a virgin,” she stammered.

  Satisfaction crossed his face. He smiled at the fiery blush spreading across hers. He didn’t want to tell her he already knew and embarrass her further. “Okay, baby. It’ll be okay, I’ll make sure of it. I’m really glad you told me. The last thing I want is to hurt you or for you to be scared. We’ll slow down a bit, anytime you need us to.”

  Jessica exhaled and sank back into the softness of the bed. She hadn’t known how much it would calm her, until she told him.

  Garrett leaned down, took her mouth, and delved inside with his tongue when she opened.

  He grasped her hair and turned her head for a deeper penetration. He felt her nails dig into his back. Within moments, the spark of need that always seemed to be between them burst, engulfing them in pure desire. Garrett stood and tore at his shirt.

  “Let’s get that dress off you,” he said, pulling off her shoes before sitting her up and unzipping the back of her dress. “I’m trying to be careful so I don’t rip it.”

  Eyes locked on Garrett, Jessica trembled and gasped for breath as the blood pumped heavily through her veins. She nodded and shrugged the dress off her shoulders. She tightened her grip when the fabric slid past her shoulders.

  Garrett’s eye flew to her face and he stopped pulling the fabric from her when she clutched it to her chest. “Everything’s going to be okay. I promise, baby. But if you need to stop and cover yourself with the dress, we’ll wait until you’re ready.”

  Jessica hesitantly eyed the bedside table then Garrett. “Can you turn off the light, Garrett?”

  Garrett placed a soft kiss on her lips. “There is no reason to be embarrassed, baby. Very shortly, there won’t be an inch of your body I won’t know.” He studied her hesitant expression for a second. “Can we try it with the light on, and if you’re too uncomfortable, I’ll turn it off?”

  After a moment, Jessica nodded, unable to pull in a deep breath as another level of heat spread through her.

  Garrett smiled. He loved how she gave herself over to him, trusting him to take care of her.

  Oxygen stalled in her lungs at the tenderness in his eyes. She raised a hand and let her fingers skate across his cheek, his five o’clock shadow prickly against her tips. Had she ever felt this cherished in her whole life?

  He gritted his teeth. There was no question that he would force himself to walk away if it was too soon for her, but knew it would physically hurt to leave her like this and make him slightly insane. He’d never wanted anything the way he wanted Jessica at that moment. He exhaled a deep breath when after a minute, Jessica nodded and slowly released her grip and relaxed back on the mattress.

  The breath seemed to explode from his lungs. “You are such a good girl.” Garrett praised her before he slowly pulled the dress off and threw it toward the chair where his coat lay. He sucked in a hard breath at the sight of her spread out on his bed in only a matching set of plain white panties and bra. He reached out and slowly traced the top of the bra where her heavy breasts were bursting out. “You are so damn beautiful. I’m never going to get tired of looking at you.” He moved his finger down between her breasts, down her stomach, then curved it around her belly button. He smiled when she giggled. “Ticklish? I’ll be able to use that information later when I need to punish you.”

  “No.” She shrieked. “I hate being tickled.”

  Garrett raised his eyebrows. “It wouldn’t be a punishment if you enjoyed it, now would it?”

  She sucked in a startled breath when his finger slid farther down and ran along the top of her panties.

  Garrett bent and took her mouth as his finger kept leisurely tracing around the top of the panties, making her tremble. Lust seized him when her scent hit him.

  Jessica reached out and pressed on the back of his head and tried to pull him closer to deepen the kiss, small whimpers and moans fell from her mouth.

  He gladly gave her what she wanted, and at the same time ran his hands up and down her midsection, getting her use to his touch on her bare skin. He pushed his tongue into the depths of her mouth and seemed to try to absorb her into his body.

  Before long, they both fought for control. Garrett slid his hand under her to unsnap her bra before he pulled it off her and threw it to the floor as his mouth continued to eat at hers. He lifted his head so he could take a look at her. She was about medium sized, heavier than he thought she was, with dark pink nipples that seemed determined to gain his attention by poking him when she arched against him. He couldn’t wait another second before he tasted her and bent and sucked on first one and then the other before going back. He groaned deep in his throat, obsessed with the taste of her.

  Jessica inhaled sharply. She hadn’t realized that her bra was gone until the immense heat from his mouth covered her nipple. She moaned at the contact and tried to press harder against him, clutching almost desperately at his head.

  She whimpered when he pulled away then watched Garrett stand. His fingers released the button on his pants before unzipping.

  He watched her face carefully as he pushed his pants and boxers, shoes and socks down and off. Her gaze nervously stayed on his erection for a long moment before they moved on to explore the rest of him but quickly came back to his pulsing erection.

  “Baby, I’ll fit just fine, I promise,” he said when the color ran from her face and a spear of panic showed in her eyes.

  He stood still and waited as her gaze swept over him. A relieved breath burst from his chest when her gaze landed back on his, and she held her arms out for him. He lay down on his side next to her and pulled her into his arms. His nostril flared as he dragged in a ragged breath at the feeling of her skin against his. He leaned in and pressed his mouth against hers.

  She gasped as a hot hand slid over her breast. Every breath she took in consisted of his musk mixed with outdoor scent, and it made her head spin. His fingers squeezed her nipple and pulled a desperate groan from her.

  His mouth never left hers as his hand roamed over her, bombarding her senses. He felt her stiffen when his hand slid under her panties. He pressed a finger between the wet, pink flesh between her thighs. At the same time, his mouth dropped back to take a tight little nipple into his mouth, sucking strongly before he moved to the other. The time before he had the chance to touch her like this, made this time easier for her. He was pleased when she let her legs fall open and the tension flowed out of her.

  He licked and sucked on her as his finger circled her clit. When her hips started twisting, he sunk a thick finger into her hot, wet depths before he moved back to her clit and back again.

  He almost lost it when the sweet damp heat between her legs gushed over his fingers, her feminine scent hit him, and her low moans hit at once. He ignored the sweat that broke out across his forehead and continued his assault to her senses until her body demanded more.

  Garrett knew it was time when she started to pant and her cream flowed steadily out of her. He pulled her panties down and off as his mouth tasted everything he could reach between her mouth and chest. He reached for a condom he’d set on the nightstand and put it on quickly before he shifted between her quivering thighs.

  Her eyes widened at the overwhelming sensation of having his large, hot, masculine body between her thighs and over her, blocking out the light from the bedside table. His musky masculine scent wrapped around her. Her hands flew to his shoulders. She wasn’t quite sure if it was to push him away or pull him closer.

  “Jessica, take a breath, baby.” Garrett kept most of his weight on his forearms and twisted to the side so his cock wouldn’t rub against her. He framed her face with his hands. “That’s good. Take an
other one.” He watched as the panicked look receded from her eyes. “That’s a good girl. I would never hurt you. Not for anything in the world, and nothing will happen tonight until you’re ready.”

  “How do I know when I’m ready?”

  His mouth placed kisses over her face and neck. “I’ll know when you’re ready.”

  Pleasure rushed through her when he sucked in one of her nipples. “How?”

  Garrett raised his head and held her firmly in his grip and smiled gently. “I know this is your first time and this is scary for you. I’m asking you to trust me to take care of you, to not hurt you. Can you do that, baby?” He waited and watched the mixed emotions fly across her face. He relaxed when she nodded. He lowered his head again and took her mouth. At the same time he skated one hand down, slid his fingers through her cream, and spread it around inside her and around her clit.

  He alternated taking her mouth or worshiping her breasts at the same time he pushed her to the level of desire she’d need to take him with as little discomfort as possible, because the thought of giving her pain made him feel sick. He concentrated on her and hoped if he kept his mind on her, his own discomfort would lessen enough to keep the control he needed. Her legs were spread wide to accommodate his body, but he tried to keep his cock from touching her and keep her anxiety down.

  Jessica’s hand roamed over his body and smoothed over the muscles in his back before she moved to grip his massive biceps. When he wore a suit, he was a very big man, but naked, the muscles all over his body were well defined and made him look even larger. Jessica’s head twisted back and forth on the pillow, and her legs moved to curl around his hips as a hunger she couldn’t control or understand swept through her. “Oh, God, Garrett, please do something. I ache.” She moaned and pushed her hips against his.

  “I will, baby. Just lay back and let me make you feel good.” His mouth latched onto one of her nipples while he pushed two fingers inside Jessica to stretch her enough to help her take his aching shaft. He waited until she was at a height of desire that her need was so great but not close enough to send her over. “Baby, I need you to relax. Can you do that for me?” He kept his eyes on hers as he positioned his manhood at her entrance. He slid one hand between them and manipulated her clit keeping her need high. Garrett gritted his teeth and reminded himself that he needed to make her feel so good, she wouldn’t feel the pain.